State Service Caucus

Supported by ASC’s States for Service Coalition, the State Service Caucus (SSC) is a bipartisan coalition of state legislators who aim to raise awareness of national service and volunteerism; expand service opportunities in America; find innovative service and volunteerism solutions to meet community challenges; and support volunteers and service members.

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Meetings

Caucus members meet via webinar throughout the year. During these meetings members hear about service-related policy innovations happening in other states, get an update on federal funding and policy changes, and set a policy agenda for the next year.

Topics discussed at meetings include the following.

• Connecting service years to a state’s workforce development needs (CO, NH)
• Creating and connecting state-based environmental stewardship and conservation corps (CA, WA, ME, CO)
• Incentives states can use to recruit and retain service members in their states
• Tax relief on members' stipends and end-of-service education awards (WI, IA, OR, MN, NE)
• Offering service alums in-state tuition (MD and AZ), free tuition (WV), or preferential admission at state universities
• Creating a state employment hiring incentive for service alums (NV, NH)
• Executive action governors in states such as Utah, Maryland, and New York are taking to expand service opportunities in their states

Additional Resources

• Expanding Service Years in States and Local Communities
• State Innovations in National Service and Volunteering
• Model Legislation
• State Service Caucus Overview